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John Grisham was born on February 2,1955, in Jonesboro, Arkansas, in the USA. His father was a c...
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Onedayanexpertdidanexperimentthatthestudentswouldneverforget.Ashe1infrontofthestudentshesaidOKtimeforan2.Hepulledoutawide-mouth3andsetitonthetablE.Healsotooksomefist-sized拳头大小的rocksandcarefully4themintothejar.Whenthejarwasfilledtothetopandnomorerockswould5insideheaskedIsthisjarfull?6intheclassshoutedYes.TheexpertrepliedReally?He_7_underthetableand8somegravel砾石.Hedumped倒somegravelinand9thejarcausinggraveldownintothe10betweenrocks.Hethenaskedthesamequestionagain.ProbablynotonestudentanswereD.Good!HereplieD.Hethenbroughtoutsomesandandstarteddumpingthesandintotheplaces11betweentherocksandthegravel.Oncemoreheaskedthesamequestion.12!theclassshouteD.OnceagainhesaidGood!Thenhegrabbed拿somewaterandbeganto13itinuntilthejarwasfull.ThenheaskedWhat'sthepointofthisexperiment?Onestudent14hishandandsaidThepointisnomatterhow15yourscheduleisifyoutryreallyhardyoucan16fitsomemorethingsinit!Notheexpertrepliedthat'snotthepoint.Thisexperiment17usifyoudon'tputthebigrocksin18youwillnevergettheminatall.Whatarethe‘19rocks’inyourlife?Timewithyourlovedonesyoureducationyourdreamsandsoon.Remembertoputtheserocksinfirst20you'llnevergettheminatall.1.A.spokeB.stoodC.bentD.lay2.A.classB.testC.examD.experiment3.A.jarB.bowC.plateD.cup4.A.ledB.broughtC.placedD.carried5.A.fitB.putC.stayD.come6.A.SomeoneB.NobodyC.EveryoneD.One7.A.reachedB.heldC.putD.looked8.A.pulloffB.pulledoutC.pulloverD.pulledon9.A.movedB.shookC.coveredD.pressed10.A.spacesB.roomsC.airD.place11.A.markedB.dugC.takenD.left12.A.NoB.CertainlyC.YesD.Ofcourse13.A.pipeB.pourC.flowD.take14.A.roseB.wavedC.raisedD.shook15.A.importantB.fullC.muchD.poor16.A.neverB.alwaysC.seldomD.even17.A.teachesB.writesC.saysD.gives18.A.firstB.secondC.thirdD.last19.A.beautifulB.dullC.importantD.big20.A.butB.andC.orD.while
Eversincenewsofwidespreadfoodrecallscausedbyacarcinogenicdyebroketherehasbeenconfusion混淆overpossiblelinkstothecountryofthesamenamebutSudanofficialssaythereisnoconnectionwhatever.Sudan1isaredindustrialdyethathasbeenfoundinsomechilipowderbutwasbannedinfoodproductsacrosstheEuropeanUnionEUinJuly2003.SincethebanwasputinplaceEUofficialshavebeenstrivingtoremovesomefoodproductsfromtheshelves.Sofar580productshavebeenrecalleD.LastweekSudan'sEmbassyintheUnitedKingdomaskedtheFoodStandardsAgencyFSAforclarificationoftheoriginofthedye'snamE.OmaimaMahmoudAlShariefapressofficialatSudan'sEmbassyinChinaexplainedthepurposeoftheinquirywastoclearupanymisunderstandingoverlinksbetweenthecountryandthepoisonousdyE.WewanttokeepaneyeoneverydetailandavoidanymisunderstandingthereshesaiD.OurembassytoBritainaskedthemhowthedyegotthatnameandwhetherthedyehadsomethingtodowithourcountry.Buttheytoldustherewasnorelationship.TheFSAanindependentfoodsecuritywatchdoginBritainreceivedaletterfromtheSudaneseembassylastweek.TheyaskeduswhythedyeisnamedSudanhoweverwealsodonotknowhowitgotthenameshesaiD.Peoplefoundthedyein1883andgaveitthenamE.Nobodyknowsthereasonandwecannotgiveanyexplanationbeforewefindout.SudandyeswhichincludeSudan1to4arereddyesusedforcoloringsolvents溶剂oilswaxespetrolshoeandfloorpolishes.TheyareclassifiedascarcinogensbytheInternationalAgencyforResearchonCancer.1.WhatdoestheunderlinedwordmeaninParagraphOne?A.Causingcancer.B.Havingsideeffect.C.Containingpoison.D.Poisonous.2.HowdidtheSudan1getitsname?A.ThedyeisoftenproducedinSudan.B.ThedyehassomethingtodowiththecountrynamedSudan.C.NobodyissureoftheoriginofthenamE.D.ManyfoodsproducedinSudancontainthedyE.3.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat_______.A.theSudangovernmentispayingmuchattentiontothefoodsafetyB.Sudan1isoftenusedtobeaddedtothefoodC.peopledidn'trealizethedangerofSudan1until2003D.manyfoodshopswillbecloseddown4.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitle?A.KeepawayfromSudan1B.NoSudan1dyelinkstothecountryC.HowSudan1dyegotitsnameD.Payattentiontothefoodsafety
Allen:I’veneverbeenabigfanofthebearsespeciallythevacationshow.OnmylasttriptoDisneyland1999wepasseditbybecausewedidn’twanttospendthetimeonsomethingwedidn’treallyenjoy.Ifwe’dknownitwouldbeclosedbyournextvisitI’msurewewouldhavewatcheditonemoretimE.Iwasjustmakingthepointthatitwasn’tuntilDisneyannouncedtheclosingthatthisfeelingsuddenlysprang弹跳upfortheCountryBearshowatDisneylanD.ButIthinktheideaofkeepingsomeattractionsopenforeverregardlessofthenumberofvisitorsitgetsisamistakE.WeallhavegreatmemoriesoftheBearsbutclearlyveryfewkidstodayorIshouldsayfamiliestodayaremakingthosesamememoriesfromthisshow.Thatmaybeasadfactbutit’safact.Forwhateverreasontheshowdoesn’tpullinthenumbers.Isn’titrighttousetheCountryBearspacetobringinmorepopularattractionsothatmorekidstodaycanmakethosemagicmemoriesofanattractiontheylike?Otherwisearen’twejusttellingkidstodaythattheyhavetomakegreatmemoriesoftheBearswhenit’sobviousthatthekidsthemselvesarenotenjoyingtheBearslikewediD.Roger:IamverydisappointedthattheyhavedecidedtoretiretheCountryBearPlayhousE.Iremembergoingtotheshowasachildandstillenjoyeditasateenagerandnowyoungadult.Itistruethattherearen’talotofshowsleftatDLandwiththisoneclosingevenless.BeingatDLdoesrequirealotofwalkinganditisnicetohaveafewattractionthatareaplacetositandenjoyagoodshow.IunderstandthatDLhastodevelopbuttherehastobesomehistorytotheDisneylandthatWaltDisneyfirstdesigneD.ThereshouldbesomepartsofDLthatjustnevergoawayandthisisoneofthem.BythetimeIhavechildrenitlooksliketherewon’tbeanyattractionsthatIcansay.Iwenttoasachildattheratetheyaregoing.NowtheBearsareleaving.WhatIwanttosayis:stoptryingtocompetewitheveryone!DListhebestbecauseofattractionsliketheCountry-Bears.IfDLinsistsondestroyingallofitsmagictomakewayforthelatestwellthenitmightaswellbejustanotherthemepark.1.WhatnewsmightgetpeopletalkingabouttheproblemoftheCountryBears?A.TheCountryBearPlayhousewillbecloseD.B.TherewillbeanewattractionforourguestsatDisneylanD.C.ThenumberofvisitorstotheCountryBearPlayhouseisfalling.D.TheBearswillretirebecauseofoldageandcan’tgiveshowsanymorE.2.Allenspokemainlytogetthispointacrossthat__________.A.theBearswillbemissedB.weshouldtellkidstodaythattheyhavetomakegreatmemoriesoftheBearsC.thelongtimeattractionoughttomakewayforafutureattractionD.peoplenevercareaboutwhattheyhaveuntilallislost3.WhichisthebestchoicetocompleteRoger’sidea:theCountryBearshavebeenapartofDisneylandfornearly30years_________.A.andIfeelitistimetogiveourbearsagoodrestB.butanywaytheattractionhaslostinterestC.butIknowthatDisneylandwillalwaysbechangingandIacceptthatD.andIamsadthattheBearswillbeleaving4.WhichofthefollowingisNOTinthesamegroupastheotherthree?A.anattractionB.athemeparkC.theBearsD.thelatestmagic5.Wherecanthispassagebefound?A.InaWebdiscussionzonE.B.Inasuggestionbook.C.InareportonthepopularityoftheCountryBears.D.Inhighschoolstudents’compositions.
PerhapsyouwillvisitNewYorkoneday.YoumightbeastudenttherE.HereissomeadvicE.Getagoodmapofthecity.Itwillalsohavesubwayandbusmaps.RemembertheDirections-uptowndowntowneastandwest.FeeltheexcitementofNewYork.Havefun!NEWYORKCONVENTIONANDVISITORSBUREAUAddress:90East42ndStreetN.Y.100017Telephone:6871300TIMESSQUAREINFORMATIONCENTERAddress:43rdStreetbetweenSeventhAvenueandBroadwayTelephone:5938983TRAVELERS'AIDSOCIETYAddress:204ast39thStreetN.Y.10016centralofficeTelephone:6790200TRAVELINFORMATION:NEWYORKSUBWAYSANDBUSESTelephone:330123OTHERTELEPHONENUMBERSTheweather:WE61212.Thetime:ME71212EmergencyPoliceFireorAmbulance:911or0foroperatorAdoctor:8971000USEFULBOOKSeeingNewYork;TheofficialMTATravelGuidepublishedbytheMetropolitanTransportationAuthority.1.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.IntroductionsanddirectionsB.ThisisNewYorkC.InformationandadviceD.Havefunhere2.IfyouloseyourpassportinNewYorkyoumayprobablygethelpfrom_______.A.CONVENTIONANDVISITORSBUREAUB.TIMESSQUAREINFORMATIONCENTERC.USEFULBOOKD.TRAVELINFORMATION3.Ifavisitorwantedtotakeatrainhecouldgetsomehelpbydialingthenumber_______.A.8971000B.3301234C.WE61212D.911or0
PeopleusedtosayThehandthatrocksthecradle摇篮rulestheworldandBehindeverysuccessfulmanthere’sawoman.Bothofthesesayingsmeanthesamething.Menruletheworldbuttheirwivesrulethem.MostoftheAmericanwomenlikemakingtheirhusbandsandsonssuccessfulbutsomeofthemwantmoreforthemselves.Theywantgoodjobs.WhentheyworktheywanttobebetterpaiD.Theywanttobeassuccessfulasmen.TheAmericanwomen’sliberationmovementwasstartedbywomenwhodon’twanttostandbehindsuccessfulmen.Theywanttostandbesidemenwiththesamechanceforsuccess.Theydon’twanttobetoldthatcertainjobsorofficesareclosedtothem.Theyrefusetoworksidebysidewithmenwhodothesameworkforahigherpay.Aliberatedwomanmustbeproudofbeingawomanandbelieveinherself.IfsomebodysaystoherYou’vecomealongwaybabyshe’llsmileandanswernotnearlyasfarasI’mgoingtogobaby!ThemovementisquitenewandmanyAmericanwomendonotagreE.Butithasalreadymadesomeimportantchangesinwomen’slives---inmen’slivestoo.1.Thehandthatrocksthecradlerulestheworldheremeans.A.theworldisnowruledoverbywomenB.womenplayanimportantroleinmen’slivesandworkC.amancan’tsucceedwithoutawomaninhisofficeD.awomanusedtoruleherhusband2.ThoseAmericanwomenwishto.A.havethesamechanceforsuccessasmenB.getbetterjobsthanthemenworkingtogetherC.earnmoremoneythantheirhusbandsD.devotemoretotheirworkthantotheirfamily3.Aliberatedwomanmust.A.takeprideinherhusband’ssuccessB.befondofanddevoteherselftoherchildrenC.beproudofbeingawomanandtrustherselfD.standbeforeorbesideherhusband4.You’vecomealongwaybabyhereprobablymeans.A.you’vecomequitealongwaytoseeyourbabyB.yourbabyisfarfromwhereyouworkC.thereisstillalongwayforwomentogoD.you’veachievedgreatsuccessinfreeingyourself
LONDON—BritainawokeonEasterMondaytoaperiodofmourningfortheQueenMotherwhodiedovertheweekendafteralifespanningacenturyofnoisyandevidentchangE.The101-year-oldroyalmatriarchdiedinhersleeplastSaturdaywithQueenElizabethherelderandonlysurvivingdaughteratherbedsidE.Forawomanwhowasoneofthebest-knownfiguresinBritainformorethan80years-fromthetimeofcoloredportraitsontinbiscuitboxesandcigarettecardstotheageoftheInternettheQueenMotherremainedanmysteriousfigurethatisdifficulttocapturE.Sheachievedsucharespectthroughimmeasurablelongtimeoffirstflatteringandlaterintrusivemediafascinationbyremainingalmostentirelysilent.HerprivatethoughtswerenevershowedoffinpubliC.WhatthepublicsawwasacharmingandkindelderlyladyexpertatwinningtheadmirationofpressphotographerswhomshealwaysfavoredwithaparticularsmilE.XINHUA2007-10-2906:51—China’slunarprobeChang’eIisexpectedtoarriveattheapogee远地点ofmorethan120000kilometersfromtheearthonMondayafternoonafteritsthirdorbitaltransferafterlaunchaccordingtothemoonprobeteam.Ultravioletimagesensorsinstalledonthesatellitewillbegintoworktocollectinformationontheearthandthemoonafteritentersthe48-hourorbitWangYejunchiefengineerwiththeBeijingAerospaceControlCenterBACCtoldXinhuA.TheimagesitcollectswillbetransmittedbacktotheearthwhenitentersthelunarorbitWangsaiD.Thesatellitewillstartitspropellerwhenitbeginsthetransfertoraiseitsapogeefrom70000kilometersto120000kilometersaccordingtoWang.WangsaidtheworkingtimeofChang’e–1enginewillbelongerthanthatinthesecondtransfer.SinceSaturdaysurveillancepostsonlandandseaandfourastronomicalobservatorieshavekeptwatchingoverChang’e–1.Accordingtothedatareceivedsofarallsystemsofthesatellitehavebeenworkingnormally.TAIPEI-ApowerfulearthquakehitTaiwankillingfiveconstructionworkersauthoritiessaiD.Over200injurieswerereportedacrosstheislandmostlyminorasaresultofSunday’s7.5-magnitudequakE.ThequakewascenteredoffHualien180kilometerseastofTaipei.Itstruckat2:53pmandlastedfornearlyaminutE.1.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrueaccordingtothenews?A.TheBritishpeoplefeltsorryforthedeathoftheQueenMother.B.TheQueenMotherwasanattractivepersoninherpoliticallifE.C.TheQueenMotherdiedonEasterMondayalonE.D.TheQueenMotherwassufferingalotwhenshewasdying.2.Itcanbeinferredthat.A.ultravioletimagesensorsinstalledonthesatellitehastransmittedbackinformationonthemoonsurfaceB.itwilltakethecraftatleast48hourstoarriveattheapogeeofmorethan120000kilometersfromtheearth.C.accordingtothedatereceivedsofarChina’slunarprobeChang’eIhadbeenagreatsuccesstillthepassageiswritten.D.theChinesescientistsdidalotofexperimentsinspacE.3.Thethirdnewsmainlytalksaboutthe_______inTaiwan.A.politicalmattersB.unexpecteddamageC.socialproblemsD.constructionworkers
I’mRichKleinfeldtwithsomeexpressionsusingthewordheart.Peoplebelievedforalongtimethattheheartwasthecenterofaperson’semotions.Thatiswhythewordheartisusedinsomanyexpressionsaboutemotionalsituations.OnesuchexpressionistoloseyourhearttosomeonE.WhenthathappensyouhavefalleninlovE.Butifthepersonwhowonyourheartdoesnotloveyouthenyouaresuretohaveabrokenheart.Inyourpainandsadnessyoumaydecidethatthepersonyoulovedishard-heartedandinfacthasaheartofstonE.AtthattimeyoumaydecidetopouroutyourhearttoafrienD.Tellingsomeoneaboutyourpersonalproblemscanoftenmakeyoufeelbetter.Ifyourfrienddoesnotseemtounderstandhowpainfulyourbrokenheartisyoumayaskhertohaveaheart.Ifshesayssheissorrysheshowsgreatconcernforhowyoufeel.Yourfriendmayhoweverwarnyounottowearyourheartonyoursleeve袖子.InotherwordsdonotleteveryoneseehowlovesickyouarE.Intheever-popularmotionpictureTheWizardofOz绿野仙踪theTinManseeksaheart.HewantedtofeeltheemotionoflovE.TheCowardlyLioninthesamemoviedidhaveaheart.ButhelackedcourageandwantedtoasktheWizardofOztogivehimsomE.YoucouldsaythattheCowardlyLionwaschicken-hearteD.ThatisanotherwayofdescribingsomeonewhoisnotverybravE.Achickenisnotfamousforitsbravery.Thussomeonewhoischicken-hearteddoesnothavemuchcouragE.Whenyouarefrightenedorconcernedyourheartisinyourmouth.YoumightsayforexamplethatyourheartwasinyourmouthwhenyouaskapayrisE.Ifbosssaysnotoyoudon'tloseheartbestrong-hearteD.Sitdownwiththebossandhaveaheart-to-hearttalk.Beopenandhonestaboutyoursituation.Thebossmayhaveachangeofheart.Thenyoucouldstopworryingandputyourheartatrest.1.Themainideaofthispassageprobablyis.A.totellushowtoexpressemotionswithphraseswiththewordheartB.totellusthattheheartisthecenterofemotionsC.totellussomeinterestingphraseswiththewordheartD.totellustheimportanceofthecorrectuseofphraseswiththewordheart2.Ifyouarefascinated迷住了bysomeonewecansaythatyou.A.losesomeone’sheartB.pouroutyourhearttosomeoneC.loseyourhearttosomeoneD.winsomeone’sheart3.Ifsomeonehaslittlecourageheorshemaybedescribedas.A.hard-heartedB.achangeofheartC.strong-heartedD.chicken-hearted4.Youhavebeenadmitted录取intoafamousuniversityandthenyou’ll.A.havestrongheartB.loseheartC.putyourheartatrestD.haveaheart
Rememberwhenatriptothesupermarketwasnothingmorethanaboringthingrequiringlittleornospecializedknowledge?Youcouldsendyourkidsintoacartwhileyoudidshopping.Youalwaysboughtthesamebrandsusuallythebrandsyourmotherbought.Youdidn'tknowaboutunitpricingandfurthermoreyoudidn'tcarE.Itneveroccurredtoyoutoreadthelabelsonanything.Afterallyou'dboughtthesethingsahundredtimes.ButnowIreallylookonthosedayswithafeelingofyearn怀旧.Howinnocentwewere!Howcarefreewerethosetripstothesupermarket.Noworries.TodayatriptothesupermarketisfilledwithsocialinfluencE.EverytimeIbuyporkchopsIthinkabouttheyearsI'mshavingfrommylifE.Ikeepacarefuleyeonthefreshnessdateandexaminethetamper-proofpackaging.Iamavictimofthatmostdangeroussocialdisease:shoppers'paniC.Ididn'trealizehowseriousmyconditionhadbecomeuntilthelasttimeIneededlaundrysoap.Itseemedsimpleenough.Justrunintothemarketgrababoxoftheoldreliableandpayforit.Ihadn'tplannedondiscoveringEcoveranewbrandoflaundrysoap.ItsatquietlyontheshelfrightnexttomyoldreliablE.HealthygentlebuteffectivE.MyrespectforitdeepenedwitheachnewclaimasIreadtheentirepackagE.ThenIlookedattheprice:$5.69for2pounds.$5.69!Icastaquickglanceattheoldreliablestillonsalefor$1.39.Sixbucksforlaundrysoap!Thesepeoplemustbecrazy!Who'sgoingtopaysixbucksforlaundrysoap?It'snotasthoughIcan'taffordit.Seeit'sconcentrateduselessgetmorE.BUTSIXBUCKS!Andtheboxismadefromrecycledmaterials....ThisactwentonforasolidhalfhourafterwhichIlefttheshelfwithoutanysoapatall.SurelythemeatdepartmentismostthreateningplacE.Rememberwhenproteinwasgoodforyou?That'sallover.Everybiteyoutakekillsyou.Iwon'tevenmentionmeat'smoralinfluencE.Whenallissaidanddonewestillmusteat.Igatherupmyhealthycookingoilandmyrecycledpapertowelsandheadtothecheckoutcounter.1.Inthefirstparagraphtheauthormainlywantstotellusthatinthepast________.A.itwasconvenienttogoshoppinginthesupermarketB.shoppinginthesupermarketwasveryboringC.weneverreadthelabelsofcommoditiesinthesupermarketD.weusedtobuythesamebrandsofproductsinthesupermarket2.Recallingtheolddays'shoppinginthesupermarkettheauthorthinksitwas_____A.pleasantB.freshC.dangerousD.crazy3.Eatingporkchopswillmeanthat______.A.youmusthaveashaveafterthatB.youshouldthinkoftheolddaysC.youarekillingyourselfslowlyD.youmustgoondietafterthat4.Inthesupermarkettheauthorwasattractedbyanewbrandoflaundrysoapforits_____.A.priceB.claimsC.packageD.shape5.What'stheauthor'sproblem?A.Sheistoopoortoaffordthenewbrandsinthesupermarket.B.Shecannotnotfindtherightlaundrysoapinthesupermarket.C.Shehastousethemosthealthythingsbecauseofherpoorhealth.D.Sheisgreatlyaffectedbysocialinfluences.
Thesedaysifyoustillthinkthecellphoneisjustfortalkingyouwillgetlaughedat.Yesit’struevoice-onlyhandsetshavebecomeoutofdatE.Today’sdo-it-allmobileshavealotincommonwiththecomputer.Theonlydifferencemaybethattheyfitinyourpocketandyoupaybytheminutestousethem.Someofthethingsacellphonecandoforyouwillbeavailablethisyear:SurfatspeedCellphonesthatletyouusetheWebhavebeenaroundforyears.Sowhat’snew?Wellfasterthird-generation3GnetworksletyousurfatanywherE.ThisthenallowsacarriertosendvideomusicandgamestoyourphonE.PossiblechoicesarefromLGElectronicVX8000andMotorolaV1150.ListenasyougoTheproblemwithmostcellphoneMP3playersisthattheyholdonlyahandfulofsongs.Butthat’sabouttochangE.SonyEricsson’snewW800icanholdaround150songsinits500MBmemory.AndSumsung’sSPH-V5400evencomeswitha1.5GBharddrivE.Mobilephonesmayeventuallyreplacemini-MP3playersespeciallyforteens.SaycheeseCameracellphonesarenotneweither.Butmostofthemhavelimitations:around1-megapixel百万像素.Butnewtechnologyhasmade2-megapixelunitsmorecommonand3-megapixelunitsareshowingupsoon.Some2-megapixelmodelslikeSonyEricsson’sK750iofferlimitedzoomandfocuscontrols.OtherslikeLG’srecentMMA7110canevencapture30minutesoffull-motionvideo.PortableTVYousayyoulikewatchingTV?That’swhatSumsungMM-A700wantstogiveyou.ThenewmodelletsuserswatchpopularTVprograms—forafeE.OtherchoicesareNokia’s6620Sanyo’sMM7400andNEC’sN940.TheNECmodelletsyouwatchpublicTV—nofeE.Theabovearejustahandfulofwhatyouwillseeinthecomingmonths.FurtherdowntheroadyourmobilephonemayplayahostofotherrolessuchasmobilecreditcardpositionlocatorSowhatistherethatacellphonecan’tdo?1.Whichofthefollowingmodelsshouldyouchoosetolistentothemusic?A.Sumsung’sSPH-V5400andNokia’s6620B.SonyEricsson’sW800iandSumsung’sSPH-V5400C.SonyEricsson’sW800iandNEC’sN940D.Sanyo’sMM7400andNEC’sN9402.What’sthedifferencebetweenNEC’sN940andothermodels?A.ItallowsyoutosurftheInternetatahighspeedB.Itcancapture30minutesoffull-motionvideoC.Itcanholdasmanyas150songsD.ItletsyouwatchpublicTVforfree3.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?A.AllthefunctionsofthemodelsmentionedinthepassagearecompletelynewB.Cameracellphonesof3-megapixelunitswillappearsoon.C.ItiscertainthatacellphonecandoanythinginthenearfutureD.Today’sdo-it-allmobileshavenothingincommonwiththecomputer4.Thispassagemaybe___.A.aninstructiontosomenewmodelsofcellphonesB.anadvertisementtryingtopersuadeyoutobuynewcellphonesC.asciencefictiontryingtoattractreaders’attentionD.asurveytofindthedevelopmentofcellphones.
Inthelast500yearsnothingaboutpeople----nottheirclothesideasorlanguages------haschangedasmuchaswhattheyeat.TheoriginalchocolatedrinkwasmadefromtheseedsofthecocoatreebySouthAmericanIndians.TheSpanishintroducedittotherestoftheworldduringthe1500s.AndalthoughitwasveryexpensiveitquicklybecamefashionablE.InLondonshopswherechocolatedrinkswereservedbecameimportantmeetingplaces.Somestillexisttoday.ThepotatoisalsofromtheNewWorlD.Around1600theSpanishbroughtitfromPerutoEuropewhereitsoonwaswidelygrown.IrelandbecamesodependentonitthatthousandsofIrishpeoplestarvedwhenthecropfailedduringthePotatoFamineof1845~1846andthousandsmorewereforcedtoleavetheirhomelandandmovetoAmericA.TherearemanyotherfoodsthathavetraveledfromSouthAmericatoOldWorlD.Butsomeotherswentintheoppositedirection.Brazilisnowtheworld’slargestgrowerofcoffeeandcoffeeisanimportantcropinColombiaandotherSouthAmericancountries.ButitisnativetoEthiopiaacountryinAfricA.ItwasfirstmadeintoadrinkbyArabsduringthe1400s.AccordingtoanArabiclegendcoffeewasdiscoveredwhenapersonnamedKaldinoticedthathisgoatswereattractedtotheredberriesonacoffeebush.Hetriedoneandexperiencedthewide-awakefeelingthatone-thirdoftheworld’spopulationnowstartsthedaywith.1.Accordingtothepassagewhichofthefollowinghaschangedthemostinthelast500years?A.FooD.B.Clothing.C.Ideology.D.LanguagE.2.Someinthelastsentenceofthefirstparagraphrefersto____.A.somecocoatreesB.somechocolatedrinksC.someshopsD.someSouthAmericanIndians3.ThousandsofIrishpeoplestarvedduringthePotatoFaminebecause_______.A.theyweresodependentonpotatoesthattheyrefusedtoeatanythingelseB.theywereforcedtoleavetheirhomelandandmovetoAmericaC.theweatherconditionsinIrelandwerenotsuitableforgrowingpotatoesD.thepotatoharvestwasbad4.Whichcountryisthelargestcoffeeproducer?A.Brazil.B.Colombia.C.Ethiopia.D.Egypt.5.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Onethirdoftheworld’spopulationdrinkscoffeE.B.CoffeeisnativetoColombiA.C.CoffeecankeeponeawakE.D.CoffeedrinkswerefirstmadebyArabs.
OnesummermorningIwaswalkinginthestreetwhenIranintoastrangerpassingby.Iam1!wasmyreply.ThenhesaidExcusemetoo!Ievendidn’tnoticeyou.Wewerevery2thisstrangerandI.Thenwewentonour3aftersayinggoodbyE.Butathome4storyistolD.HowwetreatourlovedonesyoungandolD.Laterinthekitchen5Icookedourmealmydaughterwalkeduptomeverystill.WhenIturnedaroundInearly6herdown.getoutofthe7!Ishoutedwithafrown.Shesteppedaway8withherlittleheartbroken.Ididn’trealizehowrudelyIhadspoken.ThatnightwhenIlayawakeinbedGod’squietvoicespoketomeandsaidWhile9withastrangeryouare10andpolitebutwiththoseyouloveyouarequicktoget11andlookaroundthe12flooryouwillfindsomeflowersshebroughtforyou.She13themherself-----pinkyellowandyourfavoritebluE.Shestoodtherequietlyandyou14sawthetearsinhereyes.Bythistimemy15hadbeguntofall.Iquietlywentandkneltbyherbed16mydearIsaidArethesetheflowersyoupickedforme?ShesmiledI17theminanapkin纸巾justforyou.Iknewyou’dlikethemespeciallythe18IsaidIamsorrythatI19themtoday----andI20haveshoutedatyouthatway.1.A.angryB.sorryC.excitedD.surprised2.A.calmB.happyC.politeD.careful3.A.roadB.talkC.argumentD.way4.A.adifferentB.thesameC.asurprisingD.amoving5.A.afterB.asC.beforeD.if6.A.putB.turnedC.knockedD.threw7.A.wayB.lineC.placeD.road8.A.hurriedlyB.silentlyC.angrilyD.excitedly9.A.goingB.fightingC.speakingD.meeting10.A.excitedB.calmC.quietD.pleased11.A.movedB.angryC.puzzledD.surprised12.A.bedroomB.diningroomC.sittingroomD.kitchen13.A.boughtB.pickedC.stoleD.made14.A.almostB.hardlyC.seldomD.even15A.hairB.flowersC.tearsD.daughter16.A.GetupB.StandupC.WakeupD.Situp17.A.putB.wrappedC.tiedD.found18.A.redB.pinkC.blueD.yellow19.A.destroyedB.forgotC.noticedD.missed20.A.shouldn’tB.couldn’tC.mustn’tD.needn’t
Indian'ssnakecharmersaretoberetrainedaswildlifeteachersunderaplantopreventtheiruniqueskillsandknowledgefrombeinglost.Thecharmerswhomakesnakesdancetothesoundofflutes笛子usedtobeatraditionalfeatureofIndianlifeperformingintownsandvillagesuntiltheywerebannedin1972tocontrolthetradeinsnakeskins.ThegovernmentisnowconsideringaplantotrainthesaperasastheyareknowntovisitschoolsandzoostotellchildrenaboutforestsandwildlifE.Thereisalsoaproposaltosetupadialasnakecharmerservicetohelphouseholderstodealwithunwelcomeintruders.ForgenerationstheyhavebeenafeatureofIndianlifebutnowtheycan'tearnalivingforfearofarrestsaidBeharDuttaconservationistbehindtheplansifapolicemandoesn’tcatchthemanimalrightsactivistsreportthem.Manysnakecharmershavecontinuedtoworkclandestinelysincethebandespitethethreatofuptothreeyearsinjail.Buttheirtrademarkcloth-coveredbasketshungfromabamboopolecarriedacrosstheirshouldersmakethemaneasytargetforpolicE.ThefateofShishaNath56fromBadarpuravillagejustoutsideofDelhiistypicalofpractitioners从业者ofthedyingart.IusedtoearnenoughtosupportmyfamilyandsendmychildrentoschoolhesaiD.Nowit'shardtoearneven$1aday.Mychildrenwanttobesnakecharmers.It’souridentity.Welovetheworkbutit’sbecomeimpossiblE.NextmonthDutt’sprojecttotrain30snakecharmerswillbeginatasnakeparkinPunewesternIndiawhereexpertswillenrichtheirhome-grownskillswithsomeformalknowledgE.Morethanthelawthoughitisthedishonestattitudeoftheirfellowcountrymanthatangersmanysnakecharmers.We'redisturbedallthetimebutwhenpeoplewantasnakeremovedfromthehousetheyrushtoussaidPrakashNathwhowasorderedrecentlytothehomeofSoniaGandhitheCongresspartyleader.1.Accordingtothepassagesnakecharmerswillberetrainedaswildlifeteachersmainlybecause___.A.schoolsneedlargenumbersofsuchteachersB.mostofthemcannotsupporttheirfamiliesC.theirperformancesonthestreetarebannedD.thegovernmentplanstosavethedyingart2.Thepurposeoftheproposeddialasnakecharmertelephoneserviceis___.A.togiveperformanceofsnakedancingB.toteachhouseholdershowtocatchandkillsnakesC.tooffercleaningservicetowealthyhouseholdersD.tohelpremoveunwantedsnakesfromthehouses3.Thewordclandestinelyinparagraph4canbebestreplacedbytheword___A.secretlyB.publiclyC.subconsciouslyD.diligently4.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Snakecharmerscaneasilyberecognizedbythepoliceonthestreet.B.Childrenofsnakecharmerswouldnotliketocontinuetheirfathers'joB.C.Snakecharmersarequiteangrywiththeattitudeoftheirfellowcountrymen.D.Theanimalrightsactiviststakeanegativeattitudetowardssnakecharmers.
Yearsagoifateenagerhadsomeproblemsinherlifeshemightgohomeandwriteinherdiary.Nowateenagerwith__1___problemsmightgoontotheInternetandwriteabouttheminablog.Inmanywaysadiaryandablogarevery____2___.Sowhatmakesbloggingdifferentfromwritingin__3__diary?Thebiggestdifferenceisthatbloggingismuchmore__4___thanadiary.Usuallyateenagertreatsherdiarylikeabookfullof__5__thatshedoesnotwantto__6__.It’sinterestingthatsomeonewhowritesinablog__7_adiarywillprobablywritenearlythesameinformation.IhavealittlesisterandsometimesIgoonlinetoreadher__8___.Shewritesaboutthingslikewakingupearlyforswimmingpracticeandnotstudyingenoughforherchemistrytest.__9IwasherageIwroteabutthesamethingsbut__10___inmydiary.ThenafterIhadfinishedwritingIwouldhidemydiaryinasecretplacebecauseIwas___11___thatmysistermightreadit!Thebiggest__12__withbloggingisthatanyonecanreadwhatyouwritE.IfIwasangrywithafriendduringhighschoolandwrotesomething__13_aboutherinmydiaryshewouldneverknow.__14__ifmysistereverwrotesomethingbadaboutafriendthatfriend__15__readherblogandgetangry.Therearealso___16___tobloggingofcoursE.IfIwasfeelingsadonedayandwroteinmydiaryNobodycaresaboutme___17__wouldknowaboutit.Howeverifmysisterwrotethesamesentenceinherblogherbestfriendswould__18__respondandtellherhowmuchthey__19___her.Blogshelppeoplestayin__20___withtheirfriendsandtohearwhatthepeoplearoundthemaredoing.1.A.thesameB.troublesomeC.DifficultD.daily2.A.familiarB.specialC.similarD.Different3.A.apersonalB.anordinaryC.acommonD.atraditional4.A.attractiveB.publicC.convenientD.quick5.A.thoughtsB.puzzlesC.mysteriesD.secrets6.A.tellB.shareC.publishD.solve7.A.insteadofB.aswellasC.infavorofD.inspiteof2468.A.blogB.diaryC.reportD.web9.A.AlthoughB.SinceC.WhenD.Because10.A.onlyB.alreadyC.stillD.never11.A.angryB.concernedC.gladD.worried12.A.problemB.doubtC.troubleD.mistake13.A.hardB.wrongC.meanD.funny14.A.BesidesB.HoweverC.ThereforeD.Then15.A.shouldB.willC.mustD.might16.A.reasonsB.disadvantagesC.shortcomingsD.advantages17.A.everyoneB.nooneC.anyoneD.someone18.A.happilyB.especiallyC.quicklyD.immediately19.A.likeB.missC.needD.help20.A.friendshipB.contactC.publicD.mind
Montyownsahorseranch农场inSanSedro.Oncewhenaskedabouthis__1__hetoldthestoryaboutayoungmansonofahorsetrainer.Onedayathighschooltheboywasaskedtowriteapaperaboutwhathewantedtobeanddowhenhe__2__.Thatnighthewroteaseven-pagepaperdescribinghis__3__ofsomedayowningahorseranch.He__4__abouthisdreamingreatdetailand__5_drewadiagramof200-acreranch__6__thelocationofeverythingimportanttherE.Thenextdayhehandeditintohisteacher.Twodayslaterhegothispaperback.OnthefrontpagewasalargeredFwitha__7__thatreadSeemeafterclass.Theboywenttotheteacher.TheteachersaidThisisanunrealisticdream__8__ayoungboylikeyou.Youcomefroma__9_family.Owingaranchrequiresalotofmoney.Thereis__10__wayyoucouldeverdoit.Thenheadded_11_youwillrewritethispaperwithamore_12__goalIwillreconsideryour_13__.Theboywenthomeandthoughtaboutitlongand_14__.Finallytheboyturnedinthesamepapermakingno__15__atall.HesaidYoucamkeeptheFandIwillkeepmy__16__.MontysaidIwastheboy.Andthe__17_partofthestorywasthattwosummeragothat__18__teacherbrought30kidstocampoutonmyranchforaweek.Whenhewasleavingtheteachersaid‘WhenIwasyourteacherIwassomethingofadreamstealer.DuringthoseyearsI__19__alotofkids’dreams._20__youhadenoughcouragenottogiveupyours.’1.A.lifeB.successC.familyD.education2.A.gotupB.cameupC.turnedupD.grewup3.A.ideaB.changeC.goalD.design4.A.thoughtB.arguedC.reportedD.wrote5.A.stillB.evenC.onlyD.nearly6.A.findingB.reachingC.describingD.showing7.A.suggestionB.warningC.articleD.notice8.A.forB.asC.aboutD.in9.A.specialB.poorC.nobleD.successful10.A.noB.oneC.someD.another11.A.SinceB.UnlessC.ThoughD.If12.A.challengingB.excitingC.practicalD.important13.A.articleB.futureC.hopeD.grade14.A.farB.hardC.wideD.late15.A.answersB.commentsC.changesD.mistakes16.A.dreamB.paperC.wordD.decision17.A.saddestB.latestC.bestD.funniest18.A.sameB.friendlyC.rudeD.familiar19.A.valuedB.realizedC.hadD.stole20.A.ClearlyB.HopefullyC.FortunatelyD.Confidently
Asthepaceoflifecontinuestoincreasewearefastlosingtheartofrelaxation.1youareinthehabitofrushingthroughlifebeingonthegofrommorningtillnightitishardto2down.Butrelaxationis3forahealthymindandbody.Stressisa4partofeverydaylifeandthereisnowayto5it.InfactitisnotthebadthingthatitisoftensupposedtobE.A.6amountofstressisimportanttoprovidemotivationandgive7tolifE.Itisonlywhenthestressgetsoutofcontrol8itcanleadtopoorperformanceand9health.Theamountofstressapersoncanbear10verymuchontheindividual.Somepeoplearenotafraidofstressandsuch11areobviouslychiefmaterialformanagerialresponsibilities.Othersloseheartatfirst12ofunusualdifficulties.Whenexposedtostressin13formwereactbothchemicallyandphysically.Infactwemakeachoicebetween14andfight.Andinmoreancientdaysthechoicesmadethe15betweenlifeanddeath.Thecrises危机wemeettodayare16tobesoextremebuthoweverlittlethestressitrequiresthesameresponsE.Itiswhensuchareaction17longthroughcontinuedexposuretostressthathealthbecomes18.Suchseriousconditionsashighbloodpressureandheartdiseaseshave19linkswithstress.20wecannotremovestressfromourlivesweneedtofindwaystodealwithit.ItwouldbeunwisetodosoevenifwecoulD.Sowhatdoyouthinkofstress?Whatisyourwaytodealwithit?1.A.WhenB.WhileC.OnceD.As2.A.slowB.calmC.getD.turn3.A.unnecessaryB.satisfiedC.usefulD.necessary4.A.physicalB.naturalC.hardD.terrible5.A.tolerateB.solveC.avoidD.accept6.A.sureB.certainC.largeD.great7.A.purposeB.resourceC.influenceD.instruction8.A.whenB.whyC.thatD.how9.A.illB.goodC.strongD.weak10.A.insistsB.dependsC.callsD.spends11.A.patternsB.personalitiesC.situationsD.characters13512.A.glanceB.viewC.sightD.impression13.A.whicheverB.whateverC.howeverD.whenever14.A.peaceB.frightC.pressureD.heaviness15.A.decisionB.promiseC.differenceD.choice16.A.unlikelyB.likelyC.necessaryD.probable17.A.continuesB.livesC.standsD.lasts18.A.balancedB.injuredC.endangeredD.changeable19.A.establishedB.achievedC.foundD.developed20.A.UnlessB.SinceC.BecauseD.As
Whereveryouwentinthelargehallpeopleweretalkingaboutthesamething.ThePT/WirelessandNetworksComm.China中国国际通信设备技术博览会heldinBeijinglastyearwasthebiggesttelecomexhibitioninAsia.Therewere400representativesfrom21countries.Buteveryonewasspeakingthelanguageoftechnologyandtherewasonlyonewordontheirlips-3G.Third-generationmobilephonesknownas3GarethenextbigstepforthetelecomindustryDataspeedsin3Gnetworksaremuchquickerthanpresenttechnology.Thismeansuserscanhavehigh-speedInternetaccessandenjoyvideoandCD-qualitymusicontheirphones.Mobiledataisnotadream;it’snotanoption—it’sarequirementsaidLenLauerheadofUScommunicationscompanySprintPCSata3GconferenceinBangkokearlierthismonth.With3Gyoucanforgetabouttextmessagestellingyouyesterday’snews;a3Gphonecanreceivevideonewsprogramsupdatedfourtimesaday.InternetaccesswillalsobemuchquickermakingiteasiertosurftheWebonyourphonethanonyourcomputerathomE.Face-to-facevideocallsAnddon’tworryaboutgettinglost.3Gphonesoffermapservicessoyoucanfindanewrestaurantjustbypressingafewkeysonyourhandset.Howeverthemostimpressivepartof3Gtechnologyisvideocalling.Withlivetwo-wayvideocommunicationyoucanhaveface-to-facetalkswithfriendsandfamilyonyourmobilephonE.ManyEuropeancountrieshavealreadylaunchedtheservicE.InMay2000theUKGovernmentawardedfivelicensestorun3Gwirelessserviceswhilethefirst3GphonesarrivedinItalyfouryearslater.Internationaltelecomcompaniescan’twaittosell3GinChinatheworld’slargestmobiletelecommunicationsmarket.Buttheywillhavetobepatient.AtthemomentChinaisbusytestingits3G-basedtechnologiesnetworksandservices.Thiswillbefollowedbyatrialphasebeforethephonescanfinallyhittheshops.Weneedtocreateapoolof3Gcustomersbeforethelarge-scalecommerciallaunchoftheservicesaidFanYunjunmarketingmanagerforBeijingMobilE.Weexpectthatthe3Glicenseswillbegivenoutlatenextyear.1.Whatcanbeinferredabouttheexhibitionfromthefirstparagraph?A.About400peopleattendedtheexhibition.B.ItwasthebiggestexhibitioneverheldinAsiA.C.RepresentativeswererequiredtospeakEnglish.D.Theexhibitionwasmainlyabout3Gtechnology.2.With3GyoucandothefollowingEXCEPT.A.findyourwayeasilyB.learnwhat’sgoingonintheworldC.makeyourcomputerrunfasterD.makeface-to-facevideotelephonecalls3.Accordingtothetextwhichfunctionsofthefollowingmakes3Gtechnologymostextraordinary?A.Itcanprovidevideonewsprogramsupdatedfourtimesaday.B.Userscanhaveface-to-facetalkswithfriendsandfamilyonyourmobilephoneC.UserscanenjoyvideoandCD-qualitymusicontheirphonesD.It’llbeeasierforuserstosurftheWebonyourphonethanonyourcomputerathomE.
Inboth2004and2005LiYongwaselectedastheMostValuableTVShowHost.Hehasbeenatthe1ofthelistfortwoyears.Heisconsidered2andintelligent机智的.HenotonlylaughsmostbutalsolaughsratherwildlyinfrontofthecamerA.Hemovesfreelybetweenthestageandthe3wheneverhewants.Hetalkswhilehewalks.Heneverfalters支吾地说andhealwayssaysDon’tleaveandwe’llbeback4theadvertisementatthe5.6alongfaceabigmouthandsmalleyesLiYongisasortofugly.Someonesaidthattheaudiencewouldn’tlikehimwhenhefirstappearedonthescreen.ButnowhebecomesChina’smostpopularTVshowhost.Iwouldn’thavebecomepopularwithoutCCTV.Idon’t7myselfacelebrity名人.Iamjustahostorapublic8.Idon’tfeellikeafamousperson.Idon’tbelievethatmy9willalwaysbetherE.Iknow10IwillfallonthestagethenIwillwalkaway.Iwon’thaveothers11meaway’hesaiD.Maybeyoudon’tbelievethatLiYongdidn’tliketotalkwithotherswhenhewasyoung.HewasborninXinjiang.Inhischildhoodheloved12.Healwayswentaroundthestreetwithhispalette调色板andpaintedeverythinghe13.After14seniormiddleschoolhebecamemoreandmoreactivE.Hedidn’t15histeachers’orders.HealwaysmademuchtroublE.Teacherscouldn’tbelievehewouldenteracollegE.Buthemadeuphismindto16inenteringCommunicationUniversityofChinA.Nowalltheteachers17taughthimsaytotheirstudentsproudlyLiYong－my18.DoyouhaveadreamtobeaTVhost?Don’tworryaboutyour19.Justtryyourbest.Maybeonedayyouwillalsostandonthe20ofCCTV.1.A.footB.topC.beginningD.end2.A.puzzledB.humorousC.handsomeD.funny3.A.listenersB.readersC.viewerD.audience4.A.untilB.afterC.soonafterD.behind5.A.cameraB.performersC.actorsD.otherhost6.A.HavingB.growingC.BecauseofD.With7.A.thinkB.considerC.thinkaboutD.look8.A.figureB.personC.relationD.pressure9.A.popularityB.positionC.impressionD.voice10.A.onedayB.alldayC.anotherdayD.theotherday11.A.takeB.pushC.totakeD.topull12.A.singingB.dancingC.watchingTVD.drawing13.A.heardB.touchedC.sawD.observed14.A.leavingB.graduatingC.enteringD.admitting15.A.listenB.obeyC.hearD.follow16.A.tryB.succeedC.manageD.attempt17.A.whatB.whichC.whoD.whom18.A.friendB.workmateC.proudD.student19.A.weightB.faceC.heightD.appearance20.A.studioB.stageC.cinemaD.theatre
Iarrivedintheclassroomreadytosharemyknowledgeandexperiencewith75studentswhowouldbemyEnglishliteratureclass.Havingtaughtin__1__for17yearsIhadno__2__aboutmyabilitytoholdtheirattentionandto__3_onthemmyadmirationfortheliteratureofmymothertonguE.Iwasshockedwhenthemonitorshoutedstandup!TheentireclassroseasIenteredtheroomandIwassomewhat__4_abouthowtogetthemtositdownagainbutoncethatawkwardness尴尬wasoverIquickly__5__mycalmnessandbeganwhatIthoughtwasfact-packedlecturesuretogaintheirrespectperhaps__6__theiradmiration.Iwentbacktomyofficewiththerosyglowwhichcomesfromasenseofachievement.Mystudents__7__diaries.HoweverasIreadthemtherosyglowwasgradually__8__byastrongsenseofsadness.ThefirstdiarysaidOurliteratureteacherdidn’tteachusanythingtoday.Perhapshernextlecturewillbebetter.GreatlysurprisedIreaddiaryafterdiaryeachexpressinga__9__theme主题.Didn’tIteachthemanything?Idescribedtheentirephilosophical哲学的frameworkofWesternthoughtandlaidthehistorical__10__foralltheworkswe’llstudyinclassIcomplaineD.How__11__theysayIdidn’tteachthemanything?Itwasalongtermandit__12__becameclearthatmyideasabouteducationwerenotthesameas_13_ofmystudents.Ithoughtateacher’sjobwastoraiseinterestingquestionsandprovideenoughbackgroundsothatstudentscould___14___theirownconclusions.Mystudentsthoughtateacher’sjobwastoprovideexactinformationasdirectlyandclearlyaspossibleWhatadifference!__15__IalsolearnedalotandmyexperiencewithmyChinesestudentshasmademeabetterAmericanteacherknowinghowtoteachinadifferentculturE.1.A.theUKB.theUSC.ChinaD.Australia2462.A.worryB.ideaC.doubtD.experience3.A.impressB.putC.leaveD.fix4.A.puzzledB.sureC.curiousD.worried5.A.foundB.returnedC.regainedD.followed6.A.moreB.evenC.yetD.still7.A.passedB.borrowedC.keptD.read8.A.replacedB.takenC.caughtD.moved9.A.differentB.strongC.similarD.usual10.A.happeningsB.charactersC.developmentD.background11.A.shouldB.needC.willD.must12.A.immediatelyB.certainlyC.simplyD.gradually13.A.thatB.whatC.thoseD.ones14.A.drawB.getC.decideD.give15.A.ThereforeB.HoweverC.BesidesD.Though
Stratford-on-Avonasweallknowhasonlyoneindustry--WilliamShakespeare--buttherearetwoclearlyseparateanddifferentbranches.ThereistheRoyalShakespeareCompanyRSCwhichpresentsexcellentproductionsoftheplaysattheShakespeareMemorialTheatreontheAvon.AndtherearetownsfolkwholargelyliveonthetouristswhocomenottoseetheplaybuttolookatAnneHathaway'sCottageShakespeare'sbirthplaceandtheothersights.ThetownsfolkofStratforddoubtthatthetheatreaddsapennytotheirincomE.TheyfranklydisliketheRSCactorsthosewhowalkwithlonghairandbeardandgreatnoisE.ThetouriststreamarenotentirelyseparatE.ThesightseerswhocomebybusandoftentakeinWarwickonthesidedon'tusuallyseetheplays.AndsomeofthemareevensurprisedtofindatheatreinStratforD.Howevertheplaygoersdomanagealittlesight-seeingalongwiththeirplay-going.ItistheplaygoerstheRSCdeclareswhobringinmuchofthetown'sincomebecausetheyspendthenightsomeofthemfourorfivenightspouringmoneyintohotelsandrestaurants.Thesightseerscantakeineverythingandgetoutoftownbynightfall.Thetownsfolkdon'tseeitthiswayandlocalgovernmentdoesnotputawaysomemoneyfortheRSC.Stratfordcriespoortraditionally.Neverthelesseveryhotelintownseemstobeaddinganewwingoracocktailroom.HiltonisbuildingitsownhoteltherewhichyouwillbesurewillbedecoratedwithHamburgerbarsdinnerroomsandsoforthandwillbeveryexpensivE.Anywaythetownsfolkcan'tunderstandwhytheRSCneedshelpfromthegovernment.Thetheatrehasbrokenattendancerecordsforthreeyearsinarow.Lastyearits1431seatswere94occupiedallyearlongandthisyeartheywilldobetter.ThereasonofcourseisthatcostshaverocketedandticketpriceshavestayedthesamE.ItwouldbeashametoraisepricestoomuchbecauseitwoulddriveawaytheyoungpeoplewhoareStratford'smostattractivecustomers.Theycomeentirelyfortheplaysnotthesights.Theyallseemtolookalikethoughtheycomefromallover.1.Fromthefirsttwoparagraphswelearnthat______.A.thetownsfolkthinklittleoftheRSC'scontributiontothetown'sincomeB.theactorsofRSCimitateShakespeareonandoffstageC.thetwobranchesarenotgettingalongwellwitheachotherD.thetownsfolkearnlittlefromtourism2.Itcanbeinferredfromthethirdparagraphthat_____.A.thesightseerscannotvisitthecastleandthepalaceseparatelyB.theplaygoersseemtospendmoremoneythanthesightseersC.theplaygoersgotonootherplacesintownthanthetheatreD.thesightseersdonootherthingsthanshoppingintown3.BysayingStratfordcriespoortraditionallytheauthormeansthat____.A.StratfordhaslongbeeninfinancialdifficultiesB.StratfordcannotaffordthenewprojectsC.thetownisnotreallyshortofmoneyD.thetownsfolkusedtobepoorlypaid4.AccordingtothetownsfolktheRSCdeservesnohelpfromthegovernmentbecause____.A.thebehavioroftheactorsisnotsociallyacceptableB.ticketpricescanberaisedtocoverthespendingC.thecompanyisfinanciallyill-managedD.thetheatreattendanceisontherise
Ifyouwanttostayyoungsitdownandhaveagoodthink.ThisistheresearchfindingofateamofJapanesedoctorswhosaythatmostofourbrainsarenotgettingenoughexerciseandasaresultweareagingunnecessarilysoon.ProfessorTaijuMatsuzawawantedtofindoutwhyotherwisehealthyfarmersinnorthernJapanappearedtobelosingtheirabilitytothinkandreasonatarelativelyearlyageandhowtheprocessofagingcouldbesloweddown.WithateamofcolleaguesatTokyoNationalUniversityhesetaboutmeasuringbrainvolumes容量ofathousandpeopleofdifferentagesandjobs.Computertechnologyenabledtheresearcherstogetrightmeasurementsofthevolumeofthefrontandsidesectionsofthebrainwhichrelatetointellectandemotionanddeterminethehumancharacter.Contraction收缩ofthefrontandsidepartsascellsdiedwasobservedinsomesubjectsintheirthirtiesbutitwasstillnotclearinsomesixtyandseventy-year-olds.Matsuzawaconcludedfromhisteststhatthereisasimpleremedy补救tothecontractionnormallyassociatedwithageusingtheheaD.Thefindingsshowingeneraltermsthatcontractionofthebrainbeginssoonerinpeopleinthecountrythanintowns.ThoseleastatrisksaysMatsuzawaarelawyersfollowedbyuniversityprofessorsanddoctors.Whitecollarworkersdoingroutineworkingovernmentofficesarehoweveraslikelytohaveshrinking萎缩brainsasfarmworkersbusdriversandshopassistants.Matsuzawa'sfindingsshowthatthinkingcanpreventthebrainfromshrinking.BloodmustcirculateproperlyintheheadtosupplythefreshoxygenthebraincellsneeD.ThebestwaytokeepgoodbloodcirculationisthroughusingthebrainhesaysThinkhardandengageinconversation.Don'trelyonpocketcalculators.1.Theteamofdoctorswantedtofindout______.A.whycertainpeopleagesoonerthanothersB.howtomakepeoplelivemuchlongerC.thesizeofcertainpeople'sbrainsD.thepeoplewithmoreintelligence2.Onwhataretheirresearchfindingsbased?A.AsurveyoffarmersinnorthernJapan.B.TestsperformedonathousandoldpeoplE.C.ThestudyofbrainvolumesofdifferentpeoplE.D.Thelatestdevelopmentofcomputertechnology.3.Matsuzawathinksthat_______.A.ourbrainsgrowaswegrowolderB.thefrontsectionofthebraindoesnotshrinkC.sixty-year-oldpeoplehavebetterbrainsthanthirty-year-oldsD.thecontractionofbrainsisconnectedwithbrainexercise4.Accordingtothepassagewhichpeopleseemtoageslowerthanothers?A.Farmers.B.Lawyers.C.Governmentworkers.D.Shopassistants.
Qinghai-TibetRailwayQinghai-TibetRailwaywasunfoldedtothepubliconMondy.FromJuly1theservicewillcostaminimumof389yuanhardseatandtakeabout48hoursfromBeijingtoLhasA.A.hardsleeperbottomberthillcost813yuanandasoftsleeperbottomberth1262yuan.Thefareforanairticketisabout2540yuan.TrainswillruntoandfromLhasainthreedirections:throughBeijingChengdu/ChongqingandXining/LanzhouMOSCOWisthisyear’smostexpensivecityforbigconsumersintheworldastudyreleasedbyBritishhumanresourcesfirmMercerHRsuggests.SeoulwasinsecondplacefollowedbyTokyo－whichtoppedthelistin2005whentheRussiancapitalwasinfourthposition－thenHongKongandLondon.Thefindingswerebasedonpricesfor200goodsandservicesespeciallyhousingtransportfoodclothingandentertainment.Inthe144citiessurveyedBeijingandShanghairanked14thand20th.Cuttingwagesinmonopolyindustries垄断行业CHINA’SState-ownedmonopolyindustriesmaybeforcedtocuttheiremployees’wagesasthegovernmentlooksatreducingthecountry’swideningincomegaptheEconomicObserversaidonMonday.ThereportsaidtheNationalDevelopmentandReformCommissionNDRCworkingwithothercentralgovernmentdepartmentsworkedoutaplan.Highsalariesinelectricitytelecommunicationsandothermonopolyindustrieshavemetwithstrongcriticism.1.AccordingtothenewsatouristcanenterTibetbytakingatrainfrom__________citieswithasleepertrainticketwhichcostsatleast___________.A.three;389yuanB.five;813yuanC.five;389yuanD.three;1262yuan2.Whichofthefollowingcitiesisthemostexpensivecityin2005?A.MoscowB.TokyoC.ScoulD.London3.Thewordgapinthethirdnewsprobablymeans________________A.taxB.spaceC.blankD.separation
Aswehaveseenthefocusofmedicalcareinoursocietyhasbeenshiftingfromcuringdiseasetopreventingdisease–especiallyintermsofchangingourmanyunhealthybehaviorssuchaspooreatinghabitssmokingandfailuretoexercisE.Thelineofthoughtinvolvedinthisshiftcanbepursuedfurther.ImagineapersonwhoisabouttherightweightbutdoesnoteatverynutritiousfoodswhofeelsOKbutexercisesonlyoccasionallywhogoestoworkeverydaybutisnotanoutstandingworkerwhodrinksafewbeersathomemostnightsbutdoesnotdrivewhiledrunkandwhohasnochestpainsorabnormalbloodcountsbutsleepsalotandoftenfeelstireD.Thispersonisnotill.HemaynotevenbeatriskforanyparticulardiseasE.Butwecanimaginethatthispersoncouldbealothealthier.Thefieldofmedicinehasnottraditionallydistinguishedbetweensomeonewhoismerelynotillandsomeonewhoisinexcellenthealthandpaysattentiontothebody’sspecialneeds.Bothtypeshavesimplybeencalledwell.Inrecentyearshoweversomehealthspecialistshavebeguntoapplythetermswellandwellnessonlytothosewhoareactivelystrivingtomaintainandimprovetheirhealth.Peoplewhoarewellareconcernedwithnutritionandexerciseandtheymakeapointofmonitoringtheirbody’scondition.Mostimportantperhapspeoplewhoarewelltakeactiveresponsibilityforallmattersrelatedtotheirhealth.Evenpeoplewhohaveaphysicaldiseaseorhandicapmaybewellinthisnewsenseiftheymakeanefforttomaintainthebestpossiblehealththeycaninthefaceoftheirphysicallimitations.Wellnessmayperhapsbestbeviewednotasastatethatpeoplecanachievebutasanidealthatpeoplecanstrivefor.Peoplewhoarewellarelikelytobebetterabletoresistdiseaseandtofightdiseasewhenitstrikes.AndbyfocusingattentiononhealthywaysoflivingtheconceptofwellnesscanhaveabeneficialimpactonthewaysinwhichpeoplefacethechallengesofdailylifE.1.Todaymedicalcareisplacingmorestresson.A.removingpeople'sbadlivinghabitsB.monitoringpatients’bodyfunctionsC.keepingpeopleinahealthyphysicalconditionD.ensuringpeople’spsychologicalwell-being2.Inthefirstparagraphpeopleareremindedthat.A.regularhealthchecksareessentialtokeepingfitB.drinkingevenifnottoexcesscouldbeharmfulC.goodhealthismorethannotbeingillD.preventionismoredifficultthancure3.Traditionallyapersonisconsideredwellifhe.A.doesnothaveanyunhealthylivinghabitsB.isfreefromanykindofdiseaseC.isabletohandlehisdailyroutinesD.doesnothaveanyphysicalhandicaps4.Accordingtotheauthorthetruemeaningofwellnessisforpeople.A.tobestsatisfytheirbody'sspecialneedsB.tomeetthestricteststandardsofbodilyhealthC.tostrivetomaintainthebestpossiblehealthD.tokeepaproperbalancebetweenworkandleisure5.Accordingtowhattheauthorsuggestswhichofthefollowinggroupsofpeoplewouldbeconsideredhealthy?A.Peoplewhohavestrongmusclesaswellasslimfigures.B.Peoplewhoarenotpresentlyexperiencinganysymptoms症状ofdiseaseC.PeoplewhocanrecoverfromillnessevenwithoutseekingmedicalcarE.D.Peoplewhotrytobeinassoundmindaspossibleregardlessoftheirphysicallimitations.
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